This is the modern, portable standard. Licenses are sold in bundles (typically 10 instances) and can be moved between different workload types as your environment evolves. For example, a single VUL can protect one VM, one cloud instance, or 500 GB of NAS data.
💡 Existing socket license customers can keep using them but cannot add capacity. Most convert to VUL during renewal. veeam backup & replication licensing
While 1 VM = 1 VUL Instance, physical servers are calculated differently. This is the modern, portable standard
To optimize your Veeam Backup & Replication licensing: 💡 Existing socket license customers can keep using
This model is tied to the number of physical CPU sockets in a host server. While it is largely phased out for new sales, existing customers may still use or renew these licenses for on-premises VMware and Hyper-V environments. Note that socket licenses do not support cloud or physical agent backups. Veeam Data Platform Editions
Whether you are a new customer looking to protect your first VM or an existing customer migrating from perpetual sockets, this guide breaks down everything you need to know about Veeam licensing in 2024 and beyond.